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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Crisis management during anaesthesia: water intoxication |
Author: | Kluger, M. Szekely, S. Singleton, R. Helps, S. |
Citation: | BMJ Quality and Safety, 2005; 14(3):e23/WWW 1-WWW 4 |
Publisher: | British Med Journal Publ Group |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
ISSN: | 1475-3898 1475-3901 |
Statement of Responsibility: | M T Kluger, S M Szekely, R J Singleton, S C Helps |
Abstract: | Background: Irrigation of closed body spaces may lead to substantial perioperative fluid and electrolyte shifts. A syndrome occurring during transurethral resection of prostate (TURP), and a similar syndrome described in women undergoing transcervical endometrial ablation (TCEA) are both characterised by a spectrum of symptoms which may range from asymptomatic hyponatraemia to convulsions, coma, and death. Such potentially serious consequences require prompt recognition and appropriate management of this "water intoxication" syndrome. Objectives: To examine the role of a previously described core algorithm "COVER ABCD–A SWIFT CHECK", supplemented by a specific sub-algorithm for water intoxication, in the management of this syndrome occurring in association with anaesthesia. Methods: The potential performance of this structured approach for each of the relevant incidents among the first 4000 reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study (AIMS) was compared with the actual management as reported by the anaesthetists involved. Results: From the first 4000 incidents reported to AIMS, 10 reports of water intoxication were identified, two from endometrial ablations under general anaesthesia and eight from male urological procedures under spinal anaesthesia. The "core" crisis management algorithm detected a problem in seven cases; however, it was deficient in dealing with neurological presentations. Diagnosis of the cause of the incident would have required a specific water intoxication sub-algorithm in eight cases and a hypotension algorithm in a further two cases. Corrective strategies also required a specific sub-algorithm in eight cases, while the hypotension and cardiac arrest sub-algorithms were required in conjunction with the water intoxication sub-algorithm in the remaining two. |
Keywords: | general anaesthesia regional anaesthesia anaesthesia complications water intoxication crisis management |
Description: | © 2005 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. |
DOI: | 10.1136/qshc.2002.004242 |
Published version: | http://qshc.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/14/3/e23 |
Appears in Collections: | Anaesthesia and Intensive Care publications Aurora harvest 6 |
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